One difference between Europe and the US

[Torrere]

Originally posted by be-bop
VSP that was naughty changing my post..
You go on about christian fanatics taking over, at least they can be removed.Don't see many Baptists, Methodists etc leaving bombs on trains/buses or sending women and children as human bombs..check it out when was the last time a watchtower blew up in your mailbox..the west aren't the ones screaming Jihad.. [/b]

I'm sure that the islamic fanatics would prefer to use A-10 Warthogs, aircraft carriers, tanks, bombs and bombs and bombs and armies, but ya gotta make do with what you have.

[DanaC]

"Part of this difference is that Europe brings a knife to this street fight while the US brings a shotgun. If all you have is a knife, maybe you prefer talking to fighting. But part of this difference is the national character, in which the American people, once struck, will fight back with ferocity. We ain't taking shit from nobody. Nobody comes into our house and pushes us around.

You punch us in the gut, it only makes us madder. You punch Europe in the gut and half of it shrinks back and tries to figure out how to walk away."


I see. I must have been reading some pretty messed up history books all these years. This reluctance to wage war and try to annihilate anyone who takes a shot at us is something of a new phenomenon in Europe. After centuries of knocking down each other's cities and sieging each others towns ( not to mention all the sport we had with each other's streams of ragged trousered refugees) and then the good old days when we had no compunction in stealing someone elses country and adding it to our own little collections.......You'll forgive us please if we seek not to involve ourselves in America's vengeance campaign against people who are racking up reasons to hate the West pretty fuckin fast right now.


What's funny is that in the mid 20th century American journalists used to look on in disbelief and horror at some of the stunts we British pulled in Iraq. .....Of course we didnt have international permission to disarm them before invading and destroying all semblance of civil order we would probably have considered that a little unsporting.

[elSicomoro]

Europe's still fighting...Serbia is still a freaking mess, not to mention Chechnya.

[DanaC]

Thats a very good point Sycamore, Europe is still not entirely at peace. It shows my own prejudices somewhat that I do not automatically look at the wider European picture, tending as many do to focus on the big three.

[BryanD]

The biggest threat to the U.S. today, in my opinion, is John Ashcroft.. Even if they capture or kill OBL, there will be more out there trying to be like him (and now that they have seen it CAN be done, they'll be more inclined to try).

Ashcroft, on the other hand, is willing to cripple the fundamental protections so that he can fight his jihad. Even if he's got the purest of motives and you agree with him.. the current crew will not always be in power. Eventually, someone else will be given those abilties Ashcroft was given - and the outcome might not be the one we want.

[jaguar]

Sorry, came across it, couldn't help it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

FOUL! Europe wearing jeans and USA wearing slacks. I don't think so.

[jaguar]

Can't honestly say I really noticed what Europe was wearing.

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's why the US is so successful. Careful attention to details.

[DanaC]

We wear jeans

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's because we sold them to you. By the way, that picture was photoshopped.

[DanaC]

That's because we sold them to you

Fair point....though these days I think they mainly come from Turkey :P

[xoxoxoBruce]

Turkey? Hell, ours come from China.

[jinx]

"Made in Macau"

[Undertoad]

Leave ol' Bessie out of this! Her teats are sore as it is!